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Indexed dispatches.
Every military strike, maritime incident, declared closure, and diplomatic development we have catalogued, filterable by type and severity. Each entry links to the originating source outlet.
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Jul 21, 2026, 01:20
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Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade , threatening new front in US - Iran war
Source: tribune.com.pk
tribune.com.pk →Jul 21, 2026, 00:53
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Iran - backed group declares another crucial strait closed as Middle East war widens
Source: mirror.co.uk
mirror.co.uk →Jul 21, 2026, 00:51
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Oil prices remain close to one - month high as Yemen announces Red Sea blockade
Source: independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk →Jul 21, 2026, 00:24
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Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade , threatening new front in US - Iran war
Source: rappler.com
rappler.com →Jul 21, 2026, 00:03
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Yemen Houthis declare Red Sea naval blockade on Saudi Arabia as US - Iran war escalates
Source: skynews.com.au
skynews.com.au →Jul 20, 2026, 01:10
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Jul 20, 2026, 00:21
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Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade , threatening new front in U . S .- Iran war
Source: japantoday.com
japantoday.com →Jun 19, 2026, 00:00
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Iran imposes mandatory PGSA permit and 'Hull War Voyage Insurance' for Hormuz transit
Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority introduced mandatory pre-registration, a PGSA passage permit, and PGSA-approved 'Hull War Voyage Insurance' as conditions for transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The insurance is free during a ~60-day window expiring around 17 Aug 2026; thereafter PGSA-only coverage — itself sanctioned — could make Western commercial transit categorically impossible without sanctions relief. Shipowners should verify any PGSA contact against their flag state and P&I club and must not pay cryptocurrency demands.
Lloyd's List / gCaptain →May 4, 2026, 18:00
Closure · high
US opens passage through Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says
United States Central Command says it has opened a transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz under the new convoy regime, allowing a small group of commercial vessels to move under naval escort.
Bloomberg →May 2, 2026, 00:00
Closure · high
Trump launches Operation Project Freedom convoy escort
The administration formally announced Operation Project Freedom, a multilateral convoy escort mission tasked with restoring commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz under US, UK, and French naval cover.
Wikipedia · 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis →Apr 29, 2026, 22:00
Closure · high
CNN: Hormuz traffic shrunk to a trickle through April
Visual analysis combining AIS replay and satellite imagery shows daily transit volume through the Strait collapsed from a peacetime baseline near 60 vessels per day to single digits at the height of the closure.
CNN →Apr 28, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
NBC tracker: vessel calls at Gulf ports near multi-year lows
NBC News data graphics team's ongoing tracker of port calls at Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, and Fujairah shows arrivals running far below 2024–2025 baselines through April, with tanker calls hardest hit.
NBC News →Apr 27, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
CSIS: the strait of Hormuz crisis in eight charts
Center for Strategic and International Studies published an updated analytical brief breaking down transit volume collapse, freight-rate spikes, war-risk premium escalation, and the limited capacity of bypass pipelines.
CSIS →Apr 25, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
Statista: ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has virtually stopped
Statista's industry chart documents the near-complete halt of commercial transit in late February following the IRGC closure declaration, with only a handful of vessels making the passage daily through March.
Statista →Feb 28, 2026, 16:00
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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed to commercial shipping
On February 28, 2026, Iran's parliament voted to authorize the IRGC to close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, beginning the dual blockade phase that continues to define the crisis.
Wikipedia · 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis →
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